Is Christa McAuliffe a good school?

Yes. Christa McAuliffe ranks in the top 7.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe?

In the 2023-24 school year, 376 students attended Christa McAuliffe.

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe?

Students at Christa McAuliffe are 46% Asian, 33% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Christa McAuliffe

Summary:

Christa McAuliffe is a highly successful public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Saratoga, CA, with 402 students. It is part of the Cupertino Union School District, which is ranked 41 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Christa McAuliffe has consistently been ranked as one of the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Christa McAuliffe stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 77.33% of Christa McAuliffe students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide and 83.44% in the Cupertino Union district. In Mathematics, 77.01% of Christa McAuliffe students were proficient or better, compared to 35.54% statewide and 84.34% in the district. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a strong and engaged student population.

Compared to nearby schools in the Cupertino Union and Moreland districts, Christa McAuliffe outperforms most in terms of academic achievement and low chronic absenteeism rates. This makes it a highly desirable school choice for families in the Saratoga area. While the school is exceptional, there may be room for improvement in ensuring equitable outcomes for all student subgroups and maintaining a student-teacher ratio that is on par with the surrounding schools.

Detail:

Public K-8

12211 Titus Ave.
Saratoga, CA 95070-3456

(408) 253-4696

District: Cupertino Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
451^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,781

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 376

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.7%

White:

33.2%

Two or more races:

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 6.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Christa McAuliffe ranks better than 92.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.72. (See more...)

Compare Details Christa McAuliffe ranks better than 92.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.36. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Christa McAuliffe has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Cupertino Union School District. Student population at Christa McAuliffe is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (45.7%), White (33.2%), two or more races (13.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 6.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Christa McAuliffe is 22.5, which is the 7^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Christa McAuliffe employs 16.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Christa McAuliffe is $7,781, which is the 5^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Christa McAuliffe:

SchoolDigger ranks Christa McAuliffe 451^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Christa McAuliffe in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Christa McAuliffe 219^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Christa McAuliffe in the ranking list.)

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Cupertino Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Cupertino Union 41^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Christa McAuliffe

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	83.53	772^nd	4809	83.9%
2005	81.25	877^th	4822	81.8%
2006	85.83	697^th	4818	85.5%
2007	90.89	473^rd	5113	90.7%
2008	87.65	619^th	5113	87.9%
2009	77.39	1116^th	5193	78.5%
2010	67.49	1597^th	5314	69.9%
2011	64.17	1794^th	5377	66.6%
2012	75.03	1271^st	5390	76.4%
2013	79.24	1102^nd	5530	80.1%
2015	97.32	161^st	5611	97.1%
2016	95.44	282^nd	5614	95.0%
2017	97.96	89^th	5692	98.4%
2018	90.50	608^th	5662	89.3%
2019	95.81	238^th	5789	95.9%
2021	98.02	29^th	1417	98.0%
2022	96.48	249^th	5883	95.8%
2023	96.37	243^rd	5874	95.9%
2024	93.72	451^st	5862	92.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.14	861^st	5413	84.1%
2019	90.90	505^th	5492	90.8%
2021	97.74	25^th	1267	98.0%
2022	95.80	235^th	5635	95.8%
2023	92.98	438^th	5617	92.2%
2024	95.39	259^th	5605	95.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.69	406^th	5431	92.5%
2019	97.50	81^st	5510	98.5%
2021	96.22	57^th	1272	95.5%
2022	95.67	259^th	5663	95.4%
2023	96.76	165^th	5650	97.1%
2024	93.37	395^th	5636	93.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.64	616^th	1071	42.5%
2019	60.45	557^th	1149	51.5%
2022	72.41	335^th	1154	71.0%
2023	68.92	430^th	1190	63.9%
2024	70.11	408^th	1203	66.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	80.73	423^rd	2726	84.5%
2024	77.49	520^th	2647	80.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	84.58	208^th	1769	88.2%
2005	92.53	73^rd	1777	95.9%
2006	86.95	171^st	1804	90.5%
2007	94.90	38^th	1999	98.1%
2008	95.67	21^st	2005	99.0%
2009	91.70	71^st	2063	96.6%
2010	92.04	60^th	2179	97.2%
2011	84.36	211^th	2236	90.6%
2012	93.80	20^th	2259	99.1%
2013	89.37	102^nd	2379	95.7%
2015	96.33	68^th	2477	97.3%
2016	97.62	22^nd	2497	99.1%
2017	98.83	15^th	2508	99.4%
2018	97.89	32^nd	2480	98.7%
2019	97.59	53^rd	2715	98.0%
2022	97.92	50^th	2740	98.2%
2023	98.82	24^th	2802	99.1%
2024	92.36	219^th	2777	92.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	97.20	59^th	2509	97.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	99.11	14^th	2273	99.4%
2019	99.55	9^th	2407	99.6%
2024	99.70	7^th	2547	99.7%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Christa McAuliffe

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	86.04	28^th	700	96.0%
2019	50.94	422^nd	745	43.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Our middle school child, who has been at McAuliffe since Kindergarten has thrived both academically and socially at school. The small group instruction facilitates individualized learning and critical thinking skills. She was able to do advanced work because in most cases the curriculum is set up for students to work at whatever level they are at. Most importantly, students are motivated to learn more because they enjoy the educational hands-on activities and the integrated fashion in which topics are presented and covered. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Christa McAuliffe

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	126	0	10	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	138
1990	227	0	11	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
1991	238	2	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
1992	269	4	13	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
1993	487	8	29	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1994	423	6	36	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1995	355	4	51	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1996	355	4	51	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1997	307	4	56	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1998	321	2	72	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1999	328	2	85	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
2000	319	3	92	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
2001	335	3	95	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	436
2002	313	6	111	12	6	n/a	n/a	0	448
2003	313	6	111	12	6	n/a	n/a	0	448
2004	301	7	125	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	447
2005	296	8	140	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	460
2006	288	10	140	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	461
2007	274	7	152	16	4	n/a	n/a	0	453
2008	245	7	151	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	420
2009	225	8	150	21	1	5	0	0	410
2010	221	8	186	21	0	6	1	0	443
2011	215	9	188	27	0	3	3	0	445
2012	220	8	224	36	0	2	5	0	495
2013	207	6	245	28	0	1	10	0	497
2014	192	6	236	29	0	1	21	0	485
2015	170	6	233	29	0	0	30	0	468
2016	170	6	235	34	0	0	41	0	486
2017	176	7	241	36	0	0	46	0	506
2018	177	5	231	30	0	0	57	0	500
2019	160	4	235	28	0	0	66	0	493
2020	163	3	224	27	0	0	72	1	490
2021	173	2	228	23	0	2	75	2	505
2022	139	3	354	27	2	2	80	0	607
2023	123	1	197	26	2	1	52	0	402
2024	125	2	172	25	0	0	52	0	376

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Christa McAuliffe

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	138	6.0	23.0	n/a
1990	240	7.0	34.2	n/a
1991	256	8.0	32.0	n/a
1992	292	8.1	36.0	1.4
1993	534	12.0	44.5	0.9
1994	475	10.5	45.2	1.5
1995	416	15.0	27.7	0.5
1996	416	15.0	27.7	0.5
1997	373	14.0	26.6	0
1998	400	n/a	0.0	0.5
1999	418	18.3	22.8	0.5
2000	418	18.0	23.2	0.2
2001	436	19.0	22.9	0.5
2002	448	20.2	22.2	2.2
2003	448	20.2	22.2	2.2
2004	447	20.0	22.4	2.7
2005	460	20.0	23.0	1.5
2006	461	19.0	24.3	2.6
2007	453	18.7	24.2	2
2008	420	20.0	21.0	1.2
2009	410	18.0	20.5	1.7
2010	443	20.0	22.1	2.5
2011	445	n/a	n/a	1.8
2012	495	18.9	26.0	n/a
2013	497	19.7	25.1	3
2014	485	18.4	26.3	2.5
2015	468	18.0	26.0	3.4
2016	486	22.0	22.0	2.5
2017	506	21.3	23.7	2.6
2018	500	21.3	23.4	5.2
2019	493	19.5	25.2	4.1
2020	490	n/a	n/a	2.2
2021	505	21.7	23.2	2.6
2022	607	26.3	23.0	6.6
2023	402	18.1	22.1	12.7
2024	376	16.6	22.5	6.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Christa McAuliffe

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	138	6.0	23.0	n/a
1990	240	7.0	34.2	n/a
1991	256	8.0	32.0	n/a
1992	292	8.1	36.0	1.4
1993	534	12.0	44.5	0.9
1994	475	10.5	45.2	1.5
1995	416	15.0	27.7	0.5
1996	416	15.0	27.7	0.5
1997	373	14.0	26.6	0
1998	400	n/a	0.0	0.5
1999	418	18.3	22.8	0.5
2000	418	18.0	23.2	0.2
2001	436	19.0	22.9	0.5
2002	448	20.2	22.2	2.2
2003	448	20.2	22.2	2.2
2004	447	20.0	22.4	2.7
2005	460	20.0	23.0	1.5
2006	461	19.0	24.3	2.6
2007	453	18.7	24.2	2
2008	420	20.0	21.0	1.2
2009	410	18.0	20.5	1.7
2010	443	20.0	22.1	2.5
2011	445	n/a	n/a	1.8
2012	495	18.9	26.0	n/a
2013	497	19.7	25.1	3
2014	485	18.4	26.3	2.5
2015	468	18.0	26.0	3.4
2016	486	22.0	22.0	2.5
2017	506	21.3	23.7	2.6
2018	500	21.3	23.4	5.2
2019	493	19.5	25.2	4.1
2020	490	n/a	n/a	2.2
2021	505	21.7	23.2	2.6
2022	607	26.3	23.0	6.6
2023	402	18.1	22.1	12.7
2024	376	16.6	22.5	6.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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